“We basically found seven villages that we visited, and these were only the ones we visited, just burned to the ground, an eighth partially burned. Villagers were hiding in the bush. That means the people living there numbered about 160,000 people, .they’ve all fled. In general, civilians are basically at the mercy of a security vacuum in CAR, which has led to a proliferation of armed groups, vigilante groups. People are just at the mercy of anyone with a gun.” (30")

Fleming spoke of people are staying away from the roads to avoid detection. Rains are making living conditions even worse, she said.